English and some spanglish. My conversation with Louis Perego Moreno took place in lovely West Village in New York City. He welcomed me as if we'd known each other a long time, and truly it almost felt like he was an uncle, hence Tio Louis, which immediately clicked. We talked about his background in the Bronx, his career as a documentary filmm ...…

English. In this episode I ride down to Battery Park City and the Institute of Culinary Education to meet with a fellow Bronx Science schoolmate, to talk about the path leading him to become Chef and proprietor of Kuma Inn, a Thai-Filipino restaurant located in the lower east side of Manhattan. He talked about his many interests and careers bef ...…

Mostly English. For this episode I had the opportunity to travel to Brooklyn and meet up wtih Patricia "Melogia" to have a fun and friendly conversation. Melogia is a talented singer and musician from Puerto Rico who came to the NYC/PA area in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. We were joined by Jonathan who is a Berklee College of Music graduat ...…

English. I've always had a lot of questions about tattoos. As a non- tattooed person, it's always fascinated me as an artistic expression. In this episode I had the opportunity of sitting down with a local tattoo artist who answered my questions about how, where and why they're created. We chatted about the recent trends, the cost, the process. ...…

English. This is the time of year that many people in NY/NJ area suffer from colds and flu and SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). The cold weather is hard on my Caribbean self, I can't deny, but I'm taking full advantage of the opportunity to have good conversations with people this side of the Atlantic, about everything under the sun. This epi ...…

English and some Spanish. Puerto Rico's recovery relies largely on the volunteering efforts of individuals and community groups based within the island, as well as outside the island and the diaspora. In this episode, I had a chance to meet with Samantha, Paul and Martha, three of the people I know who are traveling to Puerto Rico to volunteer ...…

Spanish Intro. Episode is in Spanish and English. The seond part of an audio blog I did during the weeks in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which ripped through Puerto Rico on wednesday, September 20th, 2017. I talk about some details of what was happening around me during those days and some of my thoughts. Also, did some crying and some sin ...…

Spanglish Intro. Spanish conversation. Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico on Wednesday, September 20th, 2017. It entered through the east of the Island as an almost category 5 storm and caused widespread devastation. Needless to say, it changed the lives of many people and to this day, 8 weeks after the passing of the storm, the situation ...…

English. After Hurricane Irma passed some 60 miles north of San Juan, PR, many were let without electricity, including my little brother Leo. Luckily I had my power back sooner, so my brother stayed over and we finally had the chance to record one of the many conversations we often have. This time we talked about the aftermath of Hurricane Irma ...…

Espanol y un poco Spanglish. Ana Varona is a fellow LMT who has been dancing since she can remember. We talked a bit about her experience returning to Puerto Rico after 40 years l esiving in the U.S. She shared some of her trajectory and philosophized a bit about dance and movement. She described some of the challenges involved in dance and des ...…